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This project was made possible in partnership with Idaho Power’s Solar 4R School’s Program through contributions from customers of the Green Power Program. Cascades School is a K-12 district located in Cascade, ID with the mission to inspire all students to reach their maximum potential, become lifelong learners, and be contributing, responsible citizens.

Completed in 2018, this 2.75 kW roof top solar photovoltaic system generates an estimated 3,900 kWh of clean, renewable energy each year. A total of 10 panels provide the equivalent to powering about 7,000 miles of car travel per year. Oregon Paleo Lands Institute is committed to sustainability, renewable energy, and resource conservation education for our community. See live production data for real time solar generation. Read full project narrative >>

Completed in 2018, this 172.5 kW roof top solar photovoltaic system generates an estimated 190,000 kWh of clean, renewable energy each year. a total of 500 panels provide the equivalent to powering about 15 average US homes per year. Beaverton School District is committed to sustainability, renewable energy, and resource conservation education for our students, staff, and community. See live production data for... Read full project narrative >>

OneEnergy Renewables completed a total of 4 MW of solar Euwana I & II Solar projects in Klamath Falls, Oregon. In association with this utility-scale solar development project, installation, OneEnergy provided funding to BEF to help local schools leverage the project as a place-based learning tool for students in the area. Many of the Klamath County School District schools are within close proximity to the Euwana I & II Solar project sites.

In April of 2016, CE provided a regional workshop at Mazama High School for 14 teachers from 8 different schools in Klamath... Read full project narrative >>

Polk County Renewable Leaders links teachers, students and a local utility-scale solar array through a series teacher professional development (PD)
workshops designed to augment environmental science, STEM and CTE programs with renewable energy content, science kits & leadership support over
a three-year period. Teacher leaders were selected by Districts and participated in renewable energy workshops, curriculum development and leadership skills
training labs. The teacher leaders will in turn provide additional support and serve as leaders in this new content area in their districts... Read full project narrative >>

Completed in 2018, this 3.72 kW solar photovoltaic system generates an estimated 5,200 kWh of clean, renewable energy each year. Funded by an Idaho Power grant, the system’s high efficiency panels provide the equivalent to the usage of about nine barrels of oil per year. Educational resources, including live data monitoring, and teacher training from BEF’s CE Bright Futures program provide Boise High School with the tools needed to incorporate renewable energy programming into their

Arconic Foundation supported STEM teacher professional development for educators in the region surrounding Arconic facilities in Canton,
OH in October 2017. Twenty-four educators from 12 school districts all came together at the R. G. Drage Career Technical Center in
Massillon, OH to engage in a renewable energy educator workshop. The subjects taught by teachers at this training crossed many disciplines,
including: science, robotics, social studies, math, agriculture, ELA, and natural resources. Participants were excited to engage in the topic
of renewable energy and wanted to gain... Read full project narrative >>

Arconic Foundation supported STEM teacher professional development for educators in the region surrounding Arconic facilities in Winsted,
CT in September 2017. Thirteen educators from four different school districts met at The Gilbert School to engage in a training focusing on
renewable energy education. Representatives from Arconic Power & Propulsion, CREC (Capitol Region Education Council), and Eversource
Energy were present to participate in the training and share information about energy-related careers and local energy resources. This effort
was part of Arconic Foundation’s... Read full project narrative >>

1. Students will demonstrate energy transfer through space using electromagnetic phenomena.
2. Students will design a model that demonstrates that a current-carrying wire can induce magnetism.
3. Students will define and build an electromagnet.
4. Students will demonstrate electromagnetic induction.
5. Students will describe and model the energy transfer and transformation in a wave attenuator.
6. Students will build a wave attenuator using a diagram and selected materials.
7. Students will test the model wave attenuator they built.
8. Students will investigate variables that may affect the output of an energy conversion device (wave attenuator).
9. Students will interpret data to identify which variables increase electrical output for these model wave attenuators.
10. Students will communicate results from scientific inquiry to identify factors that are important to optimizing the design of a wave attenuator.

Through a series of learning experiences, students will experiment with the basic concepts of motion to electrical energy transformation. Students start by building a series of models that demonstrate the interactions between magnetic and electric fields. Students then apply this background knowledge to convert ocean wave power into electricity... View full description >>

1. Students will investigate variables that may affect the output of an energy conversion device (wave attenuator).
2. Students will interpret data to identify which variables increase electrical output for these model wave attenuators.
3. Students will communicate results from scientific inquiry to identify factors that are important to optimizing the design of a wave attenuator.

Students will test the efficiency of the tidal wave attenuator models that they previously built. They will determine variables on their models they can manipulate, such as wire gauge and magnet strength, and measure the effects of manipulating this variable on the success of their design. They will report their findings in a presentation to... View full description >>